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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2017

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Irma, located over the eastern Atlantic Ocean.  The Weather
Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression
Harvey, located over northern Louisiana.

1. An area of low pressure could form over the southwestern Gulf of
Mexico by the weekend.  Development, if any, of this system is
expected to be slow to occur as the low moves slowly northward.
If this system does develop, it could bring additional rainfall to
portions of the Texas and Louisiana coasts.  However, any rainfall
forecast is uncertain at this time range, and it is too soon to
determine any specific impacts.  Interests in these areas should
monitor the progress of this potential system for the next few days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.

Public Advisories on Harvey are issued under WMO header
WTNT34 KWNH and under AWIPS header TCPAT4.

Public Advisories on Irma are issued under WMO header
WTNT31 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT1.
Forecast/Advisories on Irma are issued under WMO header
WTNT21 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMAT1.

Forecaster Blake